Gameday – KC vs PHI

The big game is finally here. It feels like this week dragged on forever, but the game is now an hour away. The two best teams in the league will battle for the Lombardi Trophy. This is what Super Bowls are supposed to be.

The Eagles are healthy. Here are your inactives:

Brett Kern
Ian Book
Josiah Scott
Trey Sermon
Anthony Harris
Kyron Johnson
Greg Ward

That means Britain Covey is active.

Arryn Siposs is back at punter. Brett Kern was up and down so it will be good to have Siposs back.

Here are the Chiefs inactives:

QB Shane Buechele
RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire
DE Joshua Kaindoh
C Austin Reiter
T Darian Kinnard
TE Blake Bell
DE Malik Herring

No real surprises there, except maybe CEH. He wasn’t expected to play much, though, so not a huge deal.

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We’ve analyzed the heck out of this game. Some final thoughts…

Jalen Hurts running will be important. He is a huge X-factor in every game and the coaches will take advantage of his legs.

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The Eagles OL might be the key to the game. If they can control the KC front, the Eagles are going to score points.

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AJ Brown has had a quiet postseason, but he will be needed tonight.

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Dallas Goedert has been the forgotten man in a lot of previews. He could surprise some people.

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Wouldn’t shock me to see Chris Jones bull rush Lane Johnson early in the game.

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I wonder if we’ll see more stunts from the Eagles than usual. They have the guys to pull that off.

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Huge challenge for the defense, but also an opportunity. Go play well and win and you will carve out your place in history.

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Protect the ball. KC has lived off turnovers in recent weeks. Don’t help them out.

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As nerve-racking as this game will be, it sure is a heck of a lot better than going 4-11-1. You want to see the Eagles in big games. That’s especially true when they have a loaded roster, good coach and good QB.

Go Eagles!

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